{"id":6845,"date":"2024-01-23T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/?p=6845"},"modified":"2024-01-22T10:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T17:05:33","slug":"flatiron-earns-iso45001-certification-for-occupational-health-safety-management-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/news\/flatiron-earns-iso45001-certification-for-occupational-health-safety-management-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Flatiron Earns ISO 45001 Certification for Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"
Flatiron earned the International Organization for Standardization certification ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety management systems after an independent audit of the company\u2019s systems, processes and objectives. This certification recognizes Flatiron\u2019s commitment to sustainable construction practices on infrastructure projects across North America.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cProviding our employees, clients and partners with a safe working environment is foundational to any successful project. Everyone deserves the opportunity to work safely and enjoy their accomplishments without incident,\u201d said Flatiron Executive Vice President Dale Nelson. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTo be successful in safety, we strive to achieve a greater level of engagement at each project. ISO certification is an important step to maintaining a work environment that everyone enjoys and from which everyone benefits. It is important to our physical and mental well-being and is the first step toward success in our business.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n ISO 45001 is an internationally-recognized standard that provides a framework for managing health and safety risks and opportunities. This framework includes employee and external stakeholder inputs for worker health, safety and well-being. The aim and intended outcomes of the occupational health and safety management system are to prevent work-related injury and ill health to workers and to provide safe and healthy workplaces by eliminating hazards and minimizing risks by taking effective preventive and protective measures.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Certification encompassed Flatiron\u2019s commitment, as well as the framework required to manage its health and safety risks, improve safety conditions and assist in meeting legal and other requirements.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Flatiron Health & Safety Commitments <\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n Flatiron is committed to providing:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Focused activities to achieve commitments include, but are not limited to:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n About Flatiron<\/strong><\/p>\n Flatiron is the trusted partner to deliver innovative solutions to infrastructure challenges across the U.S. and Canada. Flatiron collaborates with public and private clients to deliver heavy civil infrastructure \u2013 including highways and bridges; aviation, rail and transit; dams and water treatment facilities; and underground projects. For more on how Flatiron is transforming infrastructure, visit www.flatironcorp.com<\/span><\/a>. Flatiron is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, an engineering-led global infrastructure group.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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